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South Koreas Duckhee Lee was born deaf, but that did not stop him from realising his dream of becoming a professional tennis player.Day in and day out, he slugs it out on the professional circuit and has an immediate goal to break into the top-100. He aspires to be the No.1 player in Asia.Coached by Woo Chunghyo, who is also his cousin brother, 18-year-old Lee is ranked 152 at present and has reached the singles semifinals of the Pune ATP Challenger event.The only problem is that when umpires call the ball out, I cant listen. So I keep on playing. This is just one problem, everything else is fine, Lee said.Since Lee cant listen how hard the ball has been struck from the sound of racquet, he just keeps an eye on the ball. Of course it becomes very difficult (to judge) but it is much better for the eyes to look at the ball when the opponent hits it. I focus on the ball.Chunghyo says Lee actually can focus better than others. He is very good with his focus during the matches. Since he cant hear any noise, hes better focused than others, he said.But how does he communicate when he is training and wants to express himself? He can read my lip motion. When we are in Korea, there is no problem. I tell him things slowly, so he can understand. He also speaks slowly. But since he does not speak English, he cant communicate much with others, he said.Is it really difficult to coach him? There is no challenge, no problem. At the moment, he is with me and his father but sometimes other coaches have also come to teach him. He has trained with a lot of coaches in Korea and other countries, he said.Chunghyo says his younger brother is desperate to win a Challenger title before the end of this season. He likes power tennis. He has a good forehand, really good footwork. That is what is attractive about him.Lee says he has the confidence to end the title drought as he is playing his best now. Every tournament, I want to win the title. I am feeling good this season and hope to pick up a trophy this week, Lee, winner of 10 ITF Futures singles titles, said.It is only the third time this season that he has managed to reach the semifinals, where he is up against Indias Prajnesh Gunneswaran. He had lost in the final of the Kaohsiung Challenger to his good friend Hyeon Chung in September.After Pune, Lee will go back to Korea and then play two Challengers in Japan and close the season in Kazakhstan. ?He has practiced with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Kei Nishikori but likes Roger Federer the most since he is the most handsome of all players.Bradley Zimmer Jersey . Louis Blues. Shane Hnidy joins Brian Munz for the broadcast on TSN 1290 Radio at 7pm ct. Tom Candiotti Jersey . Collaros, 25, was solid last season, posting a 5-2 record as the starter while incumbent Ricky Ray was injured. 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